• @captainlezbian
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      106 hours ago

      Is geography science? I thought it, especially the country side of it was politics

      • @[email protected]
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        166 hours ago

        Geography is definitely science.

        From Wikipedia:

        Geography is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be.

        • @[email protected]
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          5 hours ago

          Yeah but this seems more like geopolitics, it’s about country borders not natural geography

          • @Acamon
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            31 hour ago

            What I think you mean by “natural geography” is just one part of the field. Urban / economic geography (regional dynamics, housing policy, tourism geography, population analysis) and Historical / Social geography (historical urban geography, homelessness, migration, etc) Are big parts of the field of geography. Most of modern geography is interested in both the physical (more geology, climate, biomes, etc) and human aspects, and how they interact.